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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.69%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$295M
2
DYAX
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
+$119M
3
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$110M
4
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
+$103M
5
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$95.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$182M
2
EPC icon
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
+$107M
3
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$92.5M
4
WWAV
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
+$86.9M
5
PDLI
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
+$84.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PSX icon
151
Phillips 66
PSX
$83.1B
$54.9M 0.14%
671,264
-117,966
-15% -$10.2M
TGNA
152
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$54.8M 0.14%
3,358,127
+853,024
+34% +$14.4M
ALGN icon
153
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.1B
$54.5M 0.14%
827,259
-130,148
-14% -$8.35M
GT icon
154
Goodyear
GT
$2.07B
$53.6M 0.14%
1,640,432
-53,811
-3% -$1.76M
TFCFA
155
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$53.2M 0.14%
1,956,984
+199,836
+11% +$5.8M
PM icon
156
Philip Morris
PM
$302B
$52.6M 0.14%
598,310
-251,527
-30% -$21.8M
AMAT icon
157
Applied Materials
AMAT
$435B
$52.6M 0.14%
2,815,830
+651,552
+30% +$11.3M
PDCO
158
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$52.3M 0.14%
1,156,158
-374,876
-24% -$17.2M
SYK icon
159
Stryker
SYK
$126B
$52.2M 0.14%
561,492
+315,083
+128% +$30.2M
TXN icon
160
Texas Instruments
TXN
$256B
$51.7M 0.13%
943,123
-13,804
-1% -$770K
KSS icon
161
Kohl's
KSS
$2.09B
$51.5M 0.13%
1,080,877
+256,741
+31% +$11.9M
DHI icon
162
D.R. Horton
DHI
$40.8B
$51.1M 0.13%
1,596,432
+433,865
+37% +$13.5M
CSOD
163
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$50.6M 0.13%
1,464,424
+494,394
+51% +$17M
LH icon
164
Labcorp
LH
$24.3B
$50.5M 0.13%
475,570
+120,051
+34% +$12.4M
NKE icon
165
Nike
NKE
$62.1B
$49.7M 0.13%
795,915
-31,349
-4% -$2.02M
EMC
166
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$49.7M 0.13%
1,935,124
+68,222
+4% +$1.77M
BG icon
167
Bunge Global
BG
$23.6B
$49.6M 0.13%
726,748
-150,861
-17% -$10.6M
KMB icon
168
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.1B
$49.3M 0.13%
387,088
+251,962
+186% +$30.2M
EQIX icon
169
Equinix
EQIX
$108B
$48.9M 0.13%
161,846
+9,060
+6% +$2.65M
CYH icon
170
Community Health Systems
CYH
$388M
$48.4M 0.13%
2,208,534
+1,423,070
+181% +$36.8M
LOW icon
171
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
$48.3M 0.13%
634,532
+447,516
+239% +$33.2M
DVA icon
172
DaVita
DVA
$15.1B
$48.2M 0.13%
690,941
+106,903
+18% +$7.83M
ALR
173
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$48M 0.12%
1,227,136
-176,578
-13% -$7.58M
GRPN icon
174
Groupon
GRPN
$998M
$47.1M 0.12%
766,517
+310,474
+68% +$20M
ISRG icon
175
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$122B
$46.9M 0.12%
772,380
+629,892
+442% +$35.4M
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.